Polyglot Dictionary

speak

/spik/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
speaks
past
spoke
past participle
spoken
gerund
speaking

Meaning

  1. hablar

    • She speaks three languages fluently.

      Ella habla tres idiomas con fluidez.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Phrasal verbs

  • speak up

    hablar más fuerte, alzar la voz

    Please speak up, I can't hear you.

    Por favor habla más fuerte, no te oigo.

Similar words

talk

speak is slightly more formal, and can be one-directional, like giving a speech; talk is more casual, implying a back-and-forth conversation, "let's talk."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa speak?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ three languages fluently.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a speak?

verb

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